Submit an iOS application for approval

Submit an iOS application for approval

This article explains how you can submit an application to Apple for approval.

Suppose you have filled all required information for your application in iTunes Connect and application status is “Waiting For Upload”. Your application is tested and ready to roll. Below are the steps that capture what all we need to do submit to Apple for Approval.

First, you can submit your application in two ways:

Using Xcode

Using Application Loader

Using Xcode

Go to Xcode and choose iOS Device in the scheme chooser or connect your iOS device and choose device from scheme chooser.

Choose “Archive” from the “Product” menu.

If everything is fine with the build, Xcode will open the Organizer window with your app in the “Archives” tab.

You can validate the existing build using “Validate” button or you can submit it using “Submit” button.

Enter your iOS Developer credentials and click “Next”

Choose the app you want to submit and your submission identity. The identity is the provisioning profile you used to sign the app and should be pre-selected. Make sure everything is correct and click “Next”.

Your app will start uploading to iTunes Connect.

When the upload finishes, you will see a message “No issue were found in “Family Organizer” … “. Just smile and click “Finish”.

You’re done now. Your App will show a Status of “Upload Received” in iTunes Connect.

You should receive a couple of emails from iTunes Connect telling you your app has been uploaded and is waiting for review. If you go back to iTunes Connect you should see your app changing status.